Podcast Episodes

Progressive Overload; What the Latest Research Really Says

Season 2 Episode 3

Progressive overload isn’t just “add weight every week.” It’s the systematic increase of training stress across multiple levers—load, reps, sets (weekly volume), range of motion, frequency, and even …

Published on 9 hours ago

Power or Explosive Strength; Which is the Better Term

Season 2 Episode 2

"Strong isn’t enough — here’s how to turn strength into POWER." Coach Travis Mash dives into the Power-3 Framework: Jumping, Acceleration, Change of Direction, and Rotation. 
 
What Physiological compo…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Episode 1 What's Missing from Athletic Performance Programs

Season 2 Episode 1

Introduction:
Today’s topic: What’s missing from athletic performance programs across the country (high school, private sector, and college).Goal: Build a systematic approach to help athletes maximize…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 416 How to Optimize Neuromuscular Output with Coach Keith Shimon

Episode 416

In this meeting, I spoke with Coach Keith Shimon. We discussed various aspects of human physiology, injury recovery, and exercise training, with a focus on the nervous system's role in movement and p…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 415 “Programming Actionable Items and Implementation at any Budget”

Episode 415

Keys to a Successful Program:

The goal of this podcast is to give coaches some action items that are easily implemented.

Some Testing to see where athletes are:
ROM AssessmentsSpeed and JumpingPower and…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep. 414 Does Getting Stronger Make an Athlete Faster

Episode 414

On today’s episode of The Barbell Life Podcast I discuss the topic, “Does getting Stronger Make an Athlete Faster?” As always, the answer is ‘it depends’. You will need the program that I will be dis…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Barbell Life 413 Dr. Mike Lane "Long Term Athletic Development"

Episode 413

Today on The Barbell Life Podcast, we were joined by, Dr. Mike Lane, Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at Eastern Kentucky University. He can also deadlift 751 pound…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

412 - Is Weightlifting beneficial for Athletic Performance?

Season 2 Episode 412

In this episode of The Barbell Life Podcast, we look to determine if the movements found within Olympic weightlifting are beneficial for improving athletic performance.  

To start with, we take a clos…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Episode 411 The Adaptation is in the Way You Flex

In this episode, I go over what to expect from future episodes of The Barbell Life Podcast including:
Latest in Recovery, Sleep, and Nutrition-How to Stimulate your Desired Training Adaptation-Easy to…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Coaches of Olympic Medalists Hampton Morris and Olivia Reeves Talk Methods

Episode 411

Hampton Morris and Olivia Reeves are the best American weightlifters of all-time. Hampton just won the Bronze Medal and Olivia the Gold Medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

I interviewed their coaches ab…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago